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Luigi Ciotti
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(born in
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( province of Belluno), September 10, 1945), is an
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priest belonging to the
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Biography

Luigi Ciotti emigrated with his family to
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in 1950. He was ordained priest in 1972 by Cardinal Michele Pellegrino, who assigned him to the “parish” of the streets of Turin. Ciotti's involvement with social work started in 1966, when he founded ''Gruppo Abele'' (Abel's Group) to follow drug addicts held in Juvenile Detention Centers. In 1982, he founded CNCA, the national network of organizations dedicated to charitable hospitality. In 1987 he was appointed the first president of the Italian League against AIDS (LILA), founded by Franco Grillini and others in 1986. On March 25, 1995 he set up the association Libera (Free), to coordinate efforts by Italian organizations against organized crime.


Publications

In 1988 Ciotti started to write for newspapers and specialized magazines dealing with social work and public education. In February 1993 he published the first issue of the monthly magazine ''Narcomafie'' (Narcotics Mafias). He has authored several books dealing with educational and social problems, such as ''Genitori, figli e droga'' (Parents, Children and Drugs), written in collaboration with Vaccaro, and ''Chi ha paura delle mele marce'', (Who is afraid of Rotten Apples).


Honors

On July 1, 1998, Ciotti received an
Honorary Degree An honorary degree is an academic degree for which a university (or other degree-awarding institution) has waived all of the usual requirements. It is also known by the Latin phrases ''honoris causa'' ("for the sake of the honour") or ''ad hon ...
in
Education Education is a purposeful activity directed at achieving certain aims, such as transmitting knowledge or fostering skills and character traits. These aims may include the development of understanding, rationality, kindness, and honesty ...
from the
University of Bologna The University of Bologna ( it, Alma Mater Studiorum – Università di Bologna, UNIBO) is a public research university in Bologna, Italy. Founded in 1088 by an organised guild of students (''studiorum''), it is the oldest university in continu ...
. He is also a recipient of the Cavaliere Gran Croce dell'Ordine al Merito ( Cavalier Grand Cross of the Order of Merit) from the
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. On June 23, 2007, he received the "Premio Speciale San Bernardo" (Special Prize St. Bernard) for his endeavors to solve
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See also

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Drug addiction Addiction is a neuropsychological disorder characterized by a persistent and intense urge to engage in certain behaviors, one of which is the usage of a drug, despite substantial harm and other negative consequences. Repetitive drug use oft ...
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Drug rehabilitation Drug rehabilitation is the process of medical or psychotherapeutic treatment for dependency on psychoactive substances such as alcohol, prescription drugs, and street drugs such as cannabis, cocaine, heroin or amphetamines. The general intent i ...
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Illegal drug trade The illegal drug trade or drug trafficking is a global black market dedicated to the cultivation, manufacture, distribution and sale of prohibited drugs. Most jurisdictions prohibit trade, except under license, of many types of drugs throug ...
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Streetwise priest Streetwise priests ( it, preti di strada; es, curas de la calle; french: prêtres de rue; german: Priester der Straße) are Roman Catholic priests who exercise their spiritual mandate by living in structures in direct contact with the "street" ...


External links


Luigi Ciotti
- Enciclopedia Multimediale delle Scienze Filosofiche (Multimedia Encyclopedia of Philosophical Sciences)
Associazione Gruppo Abele OnlusNarcomafie (Narcotics Mafias)libera.it
- association against the Mafia, official site {{DEFAULTSORT:Ciotti, Luigi 1945 births Antimafia Italian educational theorists Clergy from Turin 20th-century Italian Roman Catholic priests Living people Recipients of the European Citizen's Prize